Two Crop Year Defined West Texas Harvest of 1973
West Texas cotton growers recall 1973 as a two crop year with 1972 and 1973 yields overlapping. Heavy moisture delayed 1972 harvest into early 1973 while favorable weather and high prices boosted 1973 output, yielding one of the best graded crops on the High Plains and a projected 2.7 million bales.
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West Texas
Harold Dean Nichols
Lubbock
Lubboeck
High Plains
Don Johnson
The
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Texas High Plains
Priorities for 1974 Fertilizer Use Outlined by Agent
James Esty, county extension agent, urges farmers to rank nitrogen and phosphorus needs due to limited supplies. Soil tests guide which fields require nutrients, and timing and rates depend on existing soil levels and crops. Priorities should protect scarce nitrogen on low-nitrogen soils while avoiding unnecessary applications.
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James Esty
Plainview
Dawson County Men Prepare For Cattle
Dawson County farmers Thomas and Bean Loyd favor planting grass over plowing as they expand cattle production. The Boyds receive benefits from switchgrass and bermudagrass, with improved varieties seeded. Cattle will graze on forage sorghums and small grains like wheat or rye, with irrigation as needed.
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Mire Bogard
Conservation Service
Aamesa
Dawson County
Cotton Industry Heads State Annual Gathering
More than 1,000 cotton industry officials from 19 states will convene at the Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis January 28 to 29 for the National Cotton Council 36th annual meeting. Delegates from producers ginners merchants ware housemen and cooperative leaders will attend along with representatives of related organizations. Council President Mike Maros of Fabens Texas will address the convention with two guest speakers. Committees meet January 25 to 27 to hear staff reports and draft recommendations for 1974 programs on research public relations promotion foreign operations and industry practices.
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ST. Louis
Chase Park Plaza
National Cotton Council
Mike Maros
Fabens
Tex
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Midwest
Grew Lakes
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Maine
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United Press International
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Farm News
Broadway
Cotton Industry
C.M. Neel
Optometrist
Drs. Pettey
Dean, Bowen, & Wallace
Indiana Ave
Lubbock, Texas
BENZ
Banke
Pioneer Natural Gas Company
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